Narayana (also rendered Narayane , Narayanan , Narain , Narayankar or Narine ) (from Sanskrit नारायण , nārāyaṇá , literally "eternal man") is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity Narayana , another name for Vishnu . The name Narayana is predominantly used in South India especially among Kannada , Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu speakers.
Notable persons
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Narayan (actor) , Indian film actorNarayan (writer) (1940-2022), Indian writerAditya Narayan , Indian television show hostAlison R.H. Narayan , American chemistry professorAnand Narayan , Indian television personalityBadri Narayan (1929-2013), Indian artistBrij Narayan , Indian sarod playerIrene Jai Narayan (1932-2011), Fiji Indian politicianJagaddipendra Narayan (1915-1970), Maharaja of Cooch BeharJayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979), Indian independence activist and politicianJayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta) , Indian politicianJustin Narayan , Australian youth pastor and chefKalanidhi Narayanan (1928 – 2016), Indian dancer and dance teacherKirin Narayan , Indian-born American author and folkloristKunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poetManu Narayan , American actorNara Narayan (1554-1587), ruler of Koch kingdomNarayan Pandit (died 10th century), Brāhmaṇa authorOpendra Narayan (1936-2007), Indian-American AIDS researcherParesh Narayan , Fiji Indian academicPrema Narayan , Indian actress and dancerR. K. Narayan , (1906-2001), Indian novelistRajee Narayan , (1931-2020), Indian dancer and musicianRam Narayan , (1927-2024) Indian sarangi playerRam Narayan , Indian politicianRamesh Narayan , Indian classical singerRudy Narayan (1938-1998), British barristerShoba Narayan , Indian journalistShoba Narayan (actress) , Indian-American actress and singerShovana Narayan , Indian Kathak dancerSiddharth Narayan , Indian actor and singerUdit Narayan , Indian Playback singerUma Narayan , Indian feminist scholar
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Narain (actor) , Indian actorA.K. Narain (1925-2013), Indian historianGovind Narain (1916-2012), a leading civil servantNarain Karthikeyan , Indian former Formula One and A1GP driverNicole Narain , American model and actressRaj Narain (1917-1986), Indian politicianRuchi Narain , Indian film director and screenwriterSase Narain (1925–2020), Guyanese politician and lawyerSathi Narain (1919-1989), Fiji Indian businessmanSunita Narain , Indian environmentalist and political activistVineet Narain , Indian journalist and activistYogendra Narain , IAS officerLate Maharaj Kumar Basant Narain Singh , Member of the 7th loksabha of India and of the ruling family of Ramgarh Raj
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